2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
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| Province |  Ulster |
| Year | 2024 |
| Trophy | Anglo-Celt Cup |
| Date | April – May 2025 |
| Defending champions |  Donegal |
The 2025 Ulster Senior Football Championship will be the 137th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team will receive the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 12 October 2024.[1] Donegal are the defending champions.[2]
Draw
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]| 6 April 2025 Preliminary round | Donegal
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v | Derry 
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Ballybofey | |
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| Venue: MacCumhaill Park | |||||
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Quarter-finals
[edit]| 12 April 2025 Quaterfinal | Antrim 
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v | Armagh 
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Belfast | |
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| 12:00pm | Venue: Corrigan Park | ||||
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| 13 April 2025 Quarter-final | Cavan 
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v | Tyrone 
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Omagh | |
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| Venue: Healy Park | |||||
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| 19 April 2025 Quarter-final | Down 
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v | Fermanagh 
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Enniskillen | |
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| Venue: Brewster Park | |||||
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| 20 April 2025 Quarter-final | Monaghan 
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v | Donegal/Derry | Clones or Derry | |
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| Venue: St Tiernach's Park or Celtic Park | |||||
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Semi-finals
[edit]Final
[edit]| 11 May 2025 Final | v | ||||
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Antrim v Armagh dispute
[edit]At the draw made in October 2024, Antrim was drawn first against defending All-Ireland champions Armagh, granting them home advantage, however, Ulster GAA have stated that Antrim's proposed home ground Corrigan Park, with its capacity of less than 4,000 would be unsuitable to host the match.[3] Instead, Ulster GAA initially fixed the game for Páirc Esler[4], the home ground of Down GAA, but a stadium located primarily in County Armagh.[5]
A campaign by Antrim GAA[6], alongside support from the Gaelic Players Association[7], including a threatened boycott of the game was ultimately successful, with Ulster GAA agreeing to host the game at the West Belfast venue.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ulster SFC Championship 2025 draw: Armagh to meet Antrim, whilst Down face Fermanagh". Newry Reporter. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Donegal clinch Ulster title beating Armagh in dramatic shootout". RTÉ.
- ^ "Corrigan Park not fit to host Armagh game says Ulster GAA". The Irish News. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Antrim come out fighting after Ulster GAA switch venue for Armagh fixture". RTÉ. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
Ulster GAA this evening opted to switch the game to Páirc Esler in Newry.
- ^ "Down County Board Put Their GAA Stadium In The Wrong County". Balls.ie. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Statement from Antrim GAA". Antrim GAA.
- ^ "GPA back Antrim statement and urges Ulster GAA to reconsider staging Antrim v Armagh at Newry's Páirc Esler". The Irish News. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "'Corrigan or Nowhere' wins the day for Antrim as Ulster Council back down". The42. Retrieved 25 March 2025.